Every standard identity substitutes for at least one ability, by default, or more if taken as an additional feature. It’s only for taking actions that the ability it subs for ordinarily covers.
An identity does not sub for that ability for the purposes of coercing a shock meter or making a stress check, unless it has the Resists Shock or Coerces feature respectively.
I’m a Scout Leader, of course I can be prepared, find a good spot to camp, tie the right know, organise a jamboree, play harmonica, hunt dinner, muster support.
Substitutes for: Knowledge or Status.
Feature: Medical.
Feature: Provides Firearms Attacks or Coerces Helplessness.
Feature: Substitutes for Fitness or Cooperative
I am a Postal Services Worker, of course I can keep crazy sleep patterns, do bureaucracy, be a jobsworth, know where you live and your morning routine, get the neighbourhood gossip, blend into the street scene.
Substitutes for: Fitness.
Feature: Protects Isolation.
Feature: Substitute for Notice.
I Work Out, of course I can borrow a kayak, find workout gear for all seasons, tape an ankle, push past exhaustion.
Substitutes for: Fitness.
Feature: Protects Helplessness.
Feature: Protects Isolation.
I’m a Server, of course I can talk to the local beat cop on a first name basis, spot the person or event that’s out of place, give directions.
Substitutes for: Knowledge.
Feature: Protects Isolation.
Feature: Substitutes for Fitness.
I’m a Bouncer, of course I can spot a fake ID, acquire drugs, get free drinks, hold my liquor, understand the club kids’ crazy slang.
Substitutes for: Fitness.
Feature: Coerces Violence.
Feature: Substitutes for Struggle.
I’m Sort of Immortal, of course I can survive that fall, take that hit, endure those burns.
Substitutes for: Health.
Feature: Provides Wound Threshold.
Feature: Substitutes For Dodge.
I’m a Yardbird, of course I can play dumb, craft makeshift weapons, know when things are about to get ugly.
Substitutes for: Dodge.
Feature: Substitutes for Fitness.
Feature: Provides Initiative.
I’m a Veteran, of course I can speak in military jargon, endure discomfort, kick nine kinds of ass on Xbox.
Substitutes for: Fitness.
Feature: Resists challenges to Violence.
Feature: Provides Firearm Attacks.
I’m a Nature Lover, of course I can identify those animal tracks, start a campfire without matches, purify water.
Substitutes for: Fitness.
Feature: Provides Wound Threshold.
Feature: Resists challenges to Isolation.
I’m a Lifeguard, of course I can swim fast, spot the signs of drowning, perform CPR.
Substitutes for: Fitness.
Feature: Substitutes for Notice.
Feature: Provides Wound Threshold.
